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  • California Farmer Fights Government Claim That Dirt Is a Pollutant

    California Farmer Fights Government Claim That Dirt Is a Pollutant0

    No one told Jack LaPant that he could be in violation of the Clean Water Act for farming his own land. That’s mostly because the federal law includes a clear exemption for “normal” farming activities. But it’s also because the government officials LaPant consulted didn’t view overturned dirt that has been tilled and plowed as pollution. In

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  • Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Union Fees for Government Employees

    Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Union Fees for Government Employees0

    The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing the power of organized labor and setting up what right-to-work proponents called the “hard work” of protecting free speech rights for the nation’s government employees. Right-to-work advocates also expressed concern

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  • Betsy DeVos Urges Americans to Embrace ‘Education Freedom’

    Betsy DeVos Urges Americans to Embrace ‘Education Freedom’0

    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is calling on Americans to embrace a vision of “education freedom” that empowers students and parents with a “multitude of pathways” toward new opportunities. DeVos, speaking during a question-and-answer session Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, said one such pathway would be educational savings accounts to benefit military families who

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  • Obama Justice Department’s $1 Billion ‘Slush Fund’ Boosted Liberal Groups

    Obama Justice Department’s $1 Billion ‘Slush Fund’ Boosted Liberal Groups0

    President Barack Obama’s Justice Department created a “slush fund” of nearly $1 billion using legal settlements with banks and steered those funds to political allies on the left while excluding conservative groups, internal documents show. Tony West, an associate attorney general during the Obama administration who is now a top official at PepsiCo Inc., figures

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